qualities of suchi will let supi make some remarks before we proclaim september 14 reese urlich day in san francisco. supervisor mirkarimi: think you supervisor mar -- thank you, supervisor mar. supervisor mar has said it quite thoroughly. he is a local hero with an international impact. his analysis really pushes back what i think is the trend of dumbing down political review and deception which seems to be the case with fox news and other mainstream news.

i suggest everybody read his book. he is not just an analyst, he travels to locations where he speaks to experts in the returns to the locations a number of times. the upheavals that continue throughout the middle east, we collaborated on an op-ed about the suppression of dissent because people were certainly tortured by the notion of a presidential election gone awry. he has an inside line that frankly was not shared or weld told in the united states which is why the three of us got together to write this. he looks much younger than his

years, and we know that for the talent and skill that he has shared with us, we don't have enough of him. i'm happy to join in this recognition. supervisor mar: we would love to hear from you. >> i want to think supervisors mar and mirkarimi. in lieu of budget cuts, i think it will have to be called reese urlich half-day. i spend a lot of time travelling to places like iraq and afghanistan. i did a lot of stories about the fraud in civilian and military aid. in the case of afghanistan, a story i did for the san francisco chronicle, of the money that is allocated for civilian assistance, the money allocated in washington about

20% or 10% actually reach the people of afghanistan. it is not covered or investigated by congress. when cities like san francisco are faced with magic -- massive budget cutbacks, what we are spending on the war is a direct correlation between that and a lack of money in the city. the next time someone says that the board of supervisors shouldn't be making its own foreign policy, there is a direct connection between the wars and the fact that we don't have enough money for health care and other services like child care here in san francisco. and the board of supervisors, i learn more about pet food stores today that i probably ever would

have thought i would learn. [laughter] [applause] [applause] >> understand we are a few minutes away from being able to start with the appeal. i like to continue with the rest of our business today and proceed with a roll call. >> supervisor alioto-pier.

supervisor chu. roll call for introductions. supervisor daly. supervisor daly: i have no items today, madame clerk. >> thank you. supervisor dufty. supervisor maxwell. supervisor maxwell: along with a supervisor chu, i am introducing legislation to give san francisco an idea of their plans on the state's past, to look at the lines around our city. we're asking them to give us a time and a plan, how they plan to go about doing this.

the large lines converge according to the maps, basically, in district 10 either near or on the hill. it is very important that we looked at this. i want to ask them to give as a time line and come back within 45 days of what we can expect and the when we can expect them to get the information that the city needs and asks for. carmen will give the that. >> supervisor mirkarimi. supervisor mirkarimi: i would like to join with supervisor maxwell and other colleagues to express our very strong concern about what has happened most recently in san bruno.

the culture has manifested itself repeatedly in san francisco accidents in recent years. the outages at the substation as well as the bizarre string of manhole explosions including a transformer explosion that occurred last month, these are well documented business disruptions, personal injury, and property damage. it is especially troublesome in light of the frequent about that safety is the company's top priority. the emerging profile has been a concern to san francisco. it has high population and building density, not to mention the drain on police and fire resources. clearly, some public assurance

is necessary. we know that there are a number of substantial pipelines that you cannot revealed for security reasons. last friday, the mayor tried to extract those locations at the san francisco city and county disaster council meeting. their answers were extremely thin in this time that we see substance back by those particular questions. i am requesting a hearing, and it sounds like we are of like mind to review the current state of maintenance and repair of the pipeline and transmission structure in san francisco and received an update of actions to be taken to mitigate safety risk and economic impact including the plans to install modern safety features such as automatic shutoff valves and leak detection systems and

monitoring of underground electrical volts. we have asked for a list of instances so that helps illustrate the trend of accidents that people should not take for granted. >> president chiu:. president chiu: i have anumber of in-memoriams. i asked that we adjourn today's meeting in honor of all those victims at that terrible event. i would like to ask for us to do that on behalf of the entire board, so without objection, that will be the case. because the the length of the recess, the first is for john barnes, a longtime resident and

someone who was well known in the neighborhood for many reasons, not the least of which was that he was often seen in registering democratic voters throughout san francisco. we had the former chair, she served in the military, served as a media personality, and was very active in the local church. she was recently remembered at a wonderful memorial service in my district. someone who i think many of you know, he passed away after our last board meeting, the host and presiding genius behind the best known restaurants.

he worked in north beach for many years. someone that is well done by mayors, senators, sports stars, and ordinary san franciscans. he leaves behind his partner and many friends and family here in north beach. the last one i have today, mr. choi is someone who was known as an incredible leader in the community. he led many fights, including some very well-known fights against the evictions in the north beach chinatown area. he was a well-known personality in the north beach area. i am calling for a hearing of the public safety committee to review how our city provides and

coordinates services to crime victims. my experience as a former prosecutor and interacting with victims in the wake of the incidents earlier this year, claim victim after claim victim came to our office to express their frustration in being able to access various city services and providing information to law enforcement, otherwise receiving services for our city. i am asking various departments to come and explain what sort of services they provide and what gaps they believe exist between the city and various crime victims. with that, the rest of my items i will submit. >> supervisor campos. supervisor campos: i simply want to recognize it -- i will be introducing a resolution that

deals with a very serious issue, many of us may know that a 5000 californians make suicide attempts each year. nine die every day from suicide it here and in the bay area. 30 residence's jump of the bridge each year. since 1937, when the bridge was open, more than 1300 people have jumped to their deaths. i think that most of us are aware what work the assembly men -- an assembly member has done for years trying to convince the board to essentially create a suicide barrier. after more than 70 years of debate at 1300 lives lost, there

was action taken and we are very pleased. they are available to anyone in san francisco and in the bay area. the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district construct a suicide barrier that the board of supervisors recognizes september 22 will be known in san francisco as please don't jump day to raise awareness about suicide prevention and the public health solutions.

thank you. >> thank you, supervisor campos. supervisor mar: of like to join supervisor mirkarimi calling for the reliability of the gas and electric -- i would like to know more of what the liability will be if a bill like the one that is proposed passes. if ratepayers, money will be used to pay for the infrastructure that we need it, the save san francisco for the gas lines as well. >> supervisor elsbernd. supervisor elsbernd: i have a

number of in-memoriams. first of possible, unlike the board to be able to adjourn in memory of charlie meyers who passed away just a couple of minutes ago. someone who grew up on the west side of the city, any time you went to dinner or an event, he was there. it didn't matter if you were a kid or a senior, he always had a package of bubble gum for everybody, and he did that 30 years ago, up to the last time i saw him. he pulled me aside and gave me a thing of bubble gum. he was always keeping up with district seven issues and statewide issues. he always had no problem sherry in his opinion in a very friendly way.

he was a great advocate for the community and as a legislator. certainly, we have our condolences for his wonderful wife arlene who has been a tremendous caregiver. >> without objection, that will be the case. >> the man who built the cultural center died a few weeks ago. he was one of the leaders of the irish cultural center at served as the initial president, came back as president, retired, came back again. he made that building what it is today on top of being a tremendous father, a tremendous grandfather, and he was a good friend to me and a good friend to others. he is someone who without

question, his legacy will live on for generations to come. while i have a few others, the other a lot like to mention, judge desmond passed away just a couple of weeks ago. again, if we could adjourn today in his memory, i would appreciate it. and our colleagues at the board of supervisors, ken jager, a wonderful public servant, and his father passed away. the county of riverside owes all of its free weights to his father. on behalf of him, if we could adjourn in his father's memory, i would appreciate that. supervisor mirkarimi: since it has been awhile since we have met due to the recess, i have

some in-memoriams i didn't want to forget. assemblymen myers will be missed. my first is for mrs. cecilia o koya-dayoka. she died in nigeria after having surgery at a teaching hospital. her son is a hard-working naturalized citizen from nigeria. he used to volunteer at my office and now works at the committee center. his father was killed in the war in the 1960's. he has had to take care of his family both from nigeria and his -- the next memorialist ---

memoriam was a friend of mine that live right around the corner. he was a gifted graphic artist that shared his passion with the small business community. his company was one of the early pioneers in green-conscious printing. he worked with the human rights commission, the naacp and the entrepreneur center. next is an in-memoriam that is well reported on by this wonderful person from germany who was killed on his bicycle by some people who had attempted to flee the scene until sfpd was able to apprehend the people

that tried to flee. he tragically passed away after being struck on his bike. he has left behind his parents and two sisters, grew up in germany, lived in switzerland. his love of travel in the jazz brought and the san francisco. they buried him in berlin last week. his high school band played some of his favorite songs including "when the saints go marching in." the neighborhood organization and others helped provide for a vigil that i attended which was well turned out at well assured in honor of him and to retrench our commitment that these kind of deaths will not happen again. next, joyce was born in 1940 and

was tragically killed after being struck by a car. she is survived by her husband of 47 years. her four daughters, and%, robert. she worked long hours in her family owned business. she had just recently retired after 30 years. she was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will be missed by all. his friends and family knew him as steve-o, born in 1960. steve-o was the father of four beautiful children. he was carrying to his brother and his four siblings. in 1960, he loved to ride the hills of san francisco.

he started a contract in business. he loved spending time with his family and time in italy. supervisor dufty: i have some in-memoriams to submit. douglas paul satterbaum was planning to ride this year before he was diagnosed with cancer. he came here after growing up in wisconsin and for a number of years, he most recently was director at charles schwab. there is a plane crash that took the life of a san francisco teenager that passed away. she was just shy of her nineteenth birthday, and her

plane crashed near mount everest, killing all of the individuals on board. she was a very active member of the san francisco jewish community. she spent her summer working at an orphanage nearby. she was a graduate of st. ignacious college prep. she brought together arab and jewish students in her school work. i am also submitting and in the war and -- an in-memoriam. it was for the longest-running columnist for the bay area reporter. they started out as a housemaid that was the original publisher of the publication, and he was the original columnist starting in 1971 until this year, writing a column that focused on the

lights in san francisco, and he was a seminal part of gay history, all the changes that took place. and lastly, i wanted to join the supervisor maxwell in memoriam for james ashley, the mother of the publisher who passed after a link for the illness and was a very strong parent who was a single mom, raised three daughters and really was someone of great substance and integrity. i would like to yield two supervisor maxwell. supervisor maxwell: she worked for the army for over 30 years and she invested in her children and endeavored to view

them with a sense of honesty. she taught her children to never give in and never give up. she also said, if i could call one thing that is a success, my children have a sense of values. the success of a single mother was the unconditional love of her children. she left no stone unturned to live that life. she showed a by example what it means to think big, in a dream large. she will be missed by all who knew her. >> mr. president, -- supervisor chu, you wish to be re-referred. supervisor chu: supervisor maxwell had spoken earlier about the san bruno incident.

there are many words that have been shared about the incident, so i will not go further into it. but as supervisor maxwell mentioned earlier, we want our fire chief conducting the to the infrastructure review. it is important for many of our local communities and our neighborhoods to understand where the infrastructure lies and where the vulnerabilities may be. it would help us have a better and clearer response to incidences in san francisco. i do want to provide a little bit of information about an individual that passed away and hope that we can adjourn in her memory. she was born in ireland and emigrated in 1952. she has been civilian board member of our committee. in a body that drives -- it has

to do with her advocacy in that area. she had not only been a great participant in the community, but she was one of the first female at the church, she has three wonderful daughters who have all raised their families. we adjourn the only for her advocacy but for her great contribution to the community. >> mr. president, that concludes rollcall for introduction. president chiu: i would like to go back to the city place appeal. if you can call item 25-28. >> july 8, 2010, certification of a final environmental impact report at market street for a proposed regional shopping center also known as city place.

item 27 is a motion reversing the commission certification of the final environmental impact report, and item 28 will direct the clerk to prepare findings. >> we have an appeal of the final environmental impact report for 935-965 market street. will be considering the adequacy, accuracy, and completeness of the final eir that you have copies of. we will hear from the appellant who will have to administer describe the grounds of the appeal. we will hear public comment. each speaker has two minutes. we will hear from the planning department who will have two minutes to describe